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Posted on July 24, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Recently I was challenged to set a timer for five minutes and do…nothing. To sit back and breathe and listen – to let the tension roll away and be filled for good use… I wondered during that time about things…I glanced at the beautiful… Continue Reading “And the Hands That Made It…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: author, children, clutter, creation, daughter, declutter, flower, God, grandchildren, Jesus, love, mother, quilt, soul, stress
Posted on July 17, 2015
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Handing. Us. Grace. – every blooming flower, newborn cry, mountain meadow, crashing wave, bird in flight, frog croaking, butterfly fluttering – hugs from our Creator… I’m a hugger – I especially love hugging someone unexpectedly. I don’t understand non-huggers – cause I know… Continue Reading “H. U. G….”
Category: UncategorizedTags: affection, bird, creation, dessert, flower, friend, God, grace, hug, husband, Kindness, love, passion, sunrise, worry
Posted on July 10, 2015
by Paris Renae
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A lot can be learned from a thirteen year old… They like to use the word ‘so’ – a lot. ‘So, grandma, how did you and grandpa meet?’ My story made him smile wide and relax in his seat. (So, I guess I’m a… Continue Reading “So-ing Lessons…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: adventure, alcohol, food, fun, God, grandparent, history, Jesus, jokes, lessons, memory, metabolism, mustache, story, teenager, vacation, weight
Posted on July 3, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Are we losing it – t r u s t ? A nation pulling further away, at times unrecognizable any longer as believers in the one true God. That’s what we see and hear on the networks, the papers, the hype… That’s what we see in… Continue Reading “In God Do We?”
Category: UncategorizedTags: 4th of July, America, business, Christian, family, fireworks, flag, freedom, God, government, heaven, hope, justice, law, media, news, politics, pray, prosper, revival, school, tragedy, values
Posted on June 26, 2015
by Paris Renae
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My husband says I should take a few bags with me to the beach – but he doesn’t mean empty ones for more shells. He thinks I should return a few bags just to be fair to others who are missing out… People… Continue Reading “Sea Shells & Other Collections…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: Asheville, autumn, beach, beauty, cherries, collections, creation, fall, Florida, friend, God, husband, jewelry, mother, Oregon, rocks, sea shell, seeds, surf, treasure
Posted on June 19, 2015
by Paris Renae
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My mother always used to say “Anyone can be a father, it takes someone special to be a daddy.” She should know – she was born in the height of the depression to a seventeen year old mom, adopted when she was almost two… Continue Reading “What’s A Daddy to do?”
Category: UncategorizedTags: adoption, Bible, birth, couple, daddy, death, depression, divorce, eternity, Father, God, heaven, humble, Jesus, love, mother, parents, prayer, sacrifice, summer
Posted on June 12, 2015
by Paris Renae
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If laughter is the best medicine, then twelve ladies in my neighborhood must be the healthiest around. Once a month we get together and play a silly dice game called bunko. It doesn’t take any strategy or effort – so we throw dice… Continue Reading “Dice & Laughter…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: bunko, creation, dessert, friend, frown, God, health, heaven, husband, Jesus, joke, joy, laughter, love, medicine, neighbor, pretty, smile, world, wrinkles
Posted on June 5, 2015
by Paris Renae
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So I’m not all that big on purses, whatever is functional – well, I sometimes do try and match my outfit for a special occasion…. Let’s see that would be Sunday for church, on a date with my hubby, and weddings…lunch with a… Continue Reading “Purse-anality…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: beach, cat, church, friend, hair dresser, happy, human, humor, Jesus, joy, language, life, money, mother, pun, purse, style, wedding
Posted on May 29, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Lots of flowers in pots and a raised bed garden means…lots of watering. To garden like this means you’ve really got to love it – those little yellow marigold skirts and petunia faces are thirsty. My love part: water. Their love part: looking… Continue Reading “Thirsty Love…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: children, fatigue, flower, friend, friendship, garden, God, houseplant, husband, marriage, prayer, relationship, vegetable, wife, worry
Posted on May 22, 2015
by Paris Renae
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My earliest memory is feeling like the sand was running out from under my feet and the dizzy feeling like I might topple over. I was fortunate enough to live about thirty minutes from the white silver sands of Florida’s panhandle when I… Continue Reading “Sandy Toes…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: America, beach, children, cross, Father, Florida, freedom, friend, God, grateful, Jesus, memorial, Memorial Day, memory, mother, sand, soldier, soul, starfish, stars, U.S.A.
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